Crab
Foil
Foil verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Crab and foil are semantically related in circumvent topic. Sometimes you can use "Crab" instead a verb "Foil".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Bob the Crab serves as the immoral foil to both the GM's workaholic personality, and Denise who is the voice of reason in the Las Vegas Tsunami of The Dugs.
Source: Non-Human Sidekick
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